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VESTAL, NY (WSKG)—For weeks, New York has experienced air quality issues caused by wildfires in the west. Smoke plumes from wildfires carried by the wind have caused haze and particles in the air throughout the northeast.
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VESTAL, NY (WSKG) — After more than 30 years of assessment and mitigation efforts, Elmira Heights may be entering one of the final stages of remediation on the superfund site that has polluted the community since World War II. Representatives of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) held a community meeting Wednesday to discuss the next proposed remediation measure, this one addressing continued vapor intrusion for homes and other structures southeast of the former Facet Enterprises facility.
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PLATTSBURGH, NY (NCPR) — All 32,000 people incarcerated in New York State prisons have been offered the COVID-19 vaccine and, to date, 46% have been vaccinated. According to the NYS Dept.
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ALBANY, NY (WSKG) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday, the state will mandate that front-line workers in New York state-run hospitals be vaccinated against COVID-19. All other state workers will also have to be vaccinated or be subject to weekly testing.
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New York NOW—Staff at New York’s nursing homes aren’t paid enough to compete with entry-level positions in other industries, which health care groups told the state Legislature Tuesday has led to average turnover rates in recent years as high as 94 percent. Those workers are typically paid at or near the minimum wage, which ranges from $12.50 an hour in upstate New York to $15 an hour in New York City.
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